Health and Safety Code section 12686

It is unlawful for any person to use any special effects fireworks unless he possesses a pyrotechnic operator license.

Source: Section 12686, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=12686. (updated Jan. 1, 1973; accessed Nov. 11, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/health_and_safety_code_section_12686

Original Source: Section 12686, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=12686. (last accessed May 12, 2025).